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“[We] grew stronger through interpersonal connections. By creating what came to be called ‘society’.” This is a thoughtful consideration of human connections as presented in one of the deepest and most allegorical story-based …
“Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.” That is the First Ideal of the Immortal Words for all ten orders of the Knight Radiants present in the Stormlight Archive, a series written by Brandon Sanderson. …
Why write? Why fantasy or sci-fi at all? To me, at least, the gist is speculative fiction which was defined as “an encompassing genre that freely explores possibility and impossibility alike”1. That definition captures what writing means …
It’s time to share some good news! Books Undone has just been nominated for the Indieverse Awards 2024 in the categories of Best Book Media (Podcast & Blog) and Book Podcast I Always Catch Up On. I’m elated about this! Voting …
“When selfishness becomes a pathology, there will be many innocent victims.” That is one of the many brutal truths of human behaviour explored in a modern take on first-contact sci-fi. I’m talking about Rejoice: A Knife to the Heart …
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” That is the premise behind the prescribing language proposed in a cautionary tale about the politics of power. It is considered one of the most influential dystopian novels of the …
